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1 PLANNING COMNITSSION JANUARY 10, 1989 PAGE 4 • believed that a plan should be presented for the entire shopping center. Mr. Papandreas stated that eventually the entire center would be renovated, but ttcis concept would not necessar:ily be used, but believed this concept would create some consistency in the mean time. He stated that, if the Commission does not want to approve this as the criteria, he would like approval of"the one unit. Mr. Gorris questioned if this renovation would be required when existing tenants are renewing their leases, and doubted that some of the larger tenants would be agreeable. He pointed out several stores which have different types of front elevations which he does not believe to be offensive. It was decided to forward only the Plus Sizes proposal to the Architectural Board of Review and the Commis- sion suggested that the developer present the concept of a standard criteria to that Board for their input. R. Bierman moved to send the Plus Sizes proposal to renovate the front of the building at 26005 Great Northern Shopping Center #12 to the Architectural Board of Review, seconded by E. Traczyk, and unanimously approved. 5) Great Northern Retail Campus, 4970 Great Northern Mall Retail campus signage proposal. Mr. Papandreas,. representing Biskind Development Company, explained that this proposal is the same as previously presented informally, except the graphics of the signs have been included. The intent of the program is to identify the campus as a whole, to identify various projects, and to direct traffic, both on the public streets and within the complex; they will be removing some of the existing directional signs as these signs are installed. This program will be implemented with the proposed parking lot improvement plan. He presented color coded sign location plan showing three types of signs, location of each sign, and site plans for the type 1, 1-a and type 2 signs. Type 1 signs includes the Great Northern logo at the top and identified the four projects: Mall,- Plaza North, Plaza South and Tony Roma's Plaza; and will be located at the Lorain Road entrance, at the corner of Brookpark Road and Great Northern Boulevard, at the corner of Great Northern and Country Club Boulevards, and at the Country Club Boulevard entrance to Plaza South. . There will be one type 1-a sign which further identifies some of the major tenants of each project and which will be located at the main Brookpark Road entrance. It is their hope that this sign will afford them some leverage in order to have certain signs removed (possibly the Kronheims and Marshalls sign which are now located over the arcade). Type 2 signs, with only one exception, caill be located on the ring road and will identify the indivi- dual projects and their major tenants, the exception being the Plaza South sign at the Country Club entrance. He explained that the Tony Roma's Plaza sign will not mention any other tenants since the building is being named after the largest tenant. The type 3 signs are small directional signs located on the ring road. He advised that the site plan shows the signs in relation to property lines and curbs; that no sign is located less than 10 feet from any curb or property line; and that all sight lines have been maintained. Type 1 and 2 signs will be mounted on a 2 foot concrete foundation in order to include landscaping around the signs later on. These signs are compatible with the Corporate Center signs, but a different lettering style and color will differen- tiate the two entities. Signs will be opaque with transparent lighted white letters. He clarified that the two brick signs would be removed. Mr. Morgan would like to know exactly which signs are to be removed and